Business Analyst
Qualification: NQF Level 5 National Certificate in Business Analysis
Typical learning time: Full time: 9 - 12 months; Part time: 18 - 24 months
What does a Business Analyst do?
Business analysts conduct research to understand changing business needs, evaluating the impact of these changes and recommending solutions that deliver value to stakeholders. By combining this with a data analyst mindset, you will develop all-round skills that are valuable in any area of business. Learn how to work with teams to help them improve their processes and systems, to manage projects in Agile methodology and generate important insights to help drive strategic business decisions.
On Umuzi’s programme you will learn to use the latest digital tools and processes, such as communicating findings on financial data using powerful visualization tools.
Your learning journey with Umuzi: Business Analyst
Research & Statistics
Data collection and survey design
Gathering the data you need to generate valuable results
Spreadsheets
Get familiar with working in spreadsheets, understanding functions and formulas
Basic statistics
Move from basic principles to data analysis
Data Analysis
Conducting exploratory
analysis on data sets
How to approach a data set
Key Analytical skills
Learn about tools like SQL &
R programming
Understand data visualisation tools
Create meaningful outputs and communicate to stakeholders
Project Management
Agile Project Management
Learn the Agile project management approach, philosophy & principles
Project Planning
Know how to estimate, track and maintain a budget
Project Execution
Understand what aspects of a project to track and how to track them
Business Strategy
Learn key tools for strategy
Situational & trend analysis, competitor & customer analysis
Understand Frameworks
Get familiar with the moving parts of a business through frameworks like the Business Model Canvas
Route to Market Strategies
Implementing SEO & SEM strategies